1951. First Published in England. 180 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are heavily cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpaper and pastedowns. Front free endpaper is missing. Pencil and pen markings to half title page. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.